Appreciation thread for Doug Jones

[Different Drummer]

Well done, sir!

[CatMor]

1. A man with courage....

he did the right thing even with a tough election fight coming up in trump loving Alabama

[iluvtennis]

12. + 1. nt

[katmondoo]

27. There may be hope for Alabama yet.

[Bev54]

28. If you can support him with some cash

[Laelth]

2. Hear! Hear! n/t

-Laelth

[UTUSN]

3. K&R

[kag]

4. Good for him.

He's in a tough spot, but he has so much more integrity than my piece of shit senator (Gardner).

[Tweedy]

14. Yes

When you look at Senator Doug Jones' record, it is hard to imagine him voting any other way. He has been on the side of Justice since he entered public life. He is the kind of man who makes one yearn to be a better, braver person (at least he has that effect on me).

Your senator appears to have made the closet his official address. When did Senator Gardner last deign to speak to his constituents ?

As a Denver native, who still wakes up some mornings homesick for the Colorado Rockies, I hope you all send him home so he can play hide and seek with some kids, instead of his constituents.

Senator Gardner's cowardice is especially galling since he won his seat defeating Mark Udall, a man of integrity.

[gratuitous]

5. For our Republican Senator friends, what Senator Jones did is called integrity

I know, it's like showing a dog a card trick. Collins, Murkowski, Alexander, Romney and the rest of them have no basis for understanding what Jones did, and his outstanding statement explaining his vote to remove might as well have been written in ancient Sanskrit.

[karin_sj]

6. Thank you, Senator Jones

... for doing the right and honorable thing. You will be one of the people on the right side of history and someone who put country before his own ambitions. Too bad others can't find the courage to follow your example.

[phatkatt]

7. That's my Senator!

Thank You!

[Crowman2009]

20. +1

Same here!

[Still Sensible]

8. A politically courageous act! n/t

[yellowdogintexas]

9. Please accept my appreciation for your vote

you are a man of conscience

[RhodeIslandOne]

10. Donating to him right now

[nevergiveup]

11. Me too. Just sent him $50.00.

I think his courage will put more pressure on Joe Manchin. Jones is up for re-election in a difficult state and Manchin has 4 more years before he faces the voters. We will see.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

13. Why a single Democratic Senator should not vote to convict

is incomprehensible to me.

I don't care what kind of re-election difficulty the Senator might have.

Likewise, it is incomprehensible that not a single Republican Senator seems to have the integrity to vote to convict.

[hatrack]

15. Get out your plastic if you can help . .

I did.

, Senator Jones!

[MoonRiver]

16. I'm so impressed with his integrity!

[SilasSouleII]

17. Just broke that

Willard is going to vote to convict on abuse of power

[NCjack]

18. Good move -- Positioning to be the next Maverick of the GOP side of the Senate.

[Crowman2009]

19. I hate to brag, but I was for Doug Jones before it was cool.

I voted for him in the primary!

[misanthrope]

21. I guess he finally came to grips with the thought

he has nothing to lose because his odds for re-election are so infinitesimally tiny.

[Crowman2009]

30. Well since the GOPers aren't getting any younger, and the African-American turnout will be high.

All I have to say about your re-election prediction of Doug Jones is:

[Chicago1980]

22. I'm wondering if Joe Manchin will take notice...

Probably not, he's a coward.

Even Mittens will be voting to convict.

[MoonlitKnight]

23. Alabama demographics

52% women
27% African American

With some hope, registration and GOTV, it can be won again.

[misanthrope]

31. Alabama politics are highly aligned with race

For all practical purposes, the GOP is the white party and the Democratic Party is the black party. Sure, there are exceptions but those general rules still apply.

Many women who might have abstained from voting or voted for Jones against Roy Moore will not do so this time around. Of the leading GOP candidates, none have the baggage Moore carries.

[backtoblue]

24. Kick and Rec

[hwmnbn]

25. Good for him...

From Alabama, this took political guts.

[Iliyah]

26. Right side of history!

[Gothmog]

29. Thank you Senator Jones

[Rider3]

32. Donate!

He, as well as Romney, voted to allow witnesses! Please do not forget Doug Jones! Even if it's just a small amount, he's in Alabama and could use all the help he can receive. I just donated from Boston. Keeping the House and acquiring the Senate is the key right now. The orange ape (my apologies to apes) will probably be re-elected. The House and Senate are our only hope.
Here's the link: https://dougjones.com/

[bdamomma]

33. K&R